Labor Party chief Amir Peretz’s chances of winning the upcoming Israeli general election are diminishing, a poll found. According to Wednesday’s survey in Ma’ariv, Labor under Peretz is expected to take 24 of the Knesset’s 120 seats in the March 28 election. Two weeks ago, the prediction was 28 seats. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Kadima Party is the front-runner with a predicted 39 seats, and the Likud Party is in third place. Political analysts say Peretz, a former trade union chief, is failing to prove his mettle as a potential statesman.
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